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1: Cheyenne is of Dakota origin and it is predominantly used in the English language. Derived from the element shahiyena meaning 'unintelligible speakers'. The name is of disputed origin; it could be from 'shahiyena', the Dakota name of a Native American tribe of the Great Plains. It was borne by Cheyenne Brando (1970-), the daughter of the actor Marlon Brando. Variations of the name include the English names Chayanne, Cheyanne, Sheyenne, Shianne, Shyann, and Shyanne. 2: Cheyenne's origin is English. The name could be derived from the name Anne. See also the related form, the English, French, and German Anne. Cheyenne is popular as a baby name for girls. The name increased in popularity from the 1970s up to the 1990s; prior to that, it was of only very light use. At the modest height of its usage in 1996, 0.254% of baby girls were named Cheyenne. Its ranking then was #69. The baby name has since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2007, it ranked at #148 with a usage of 0.112%, but it was nevertheless the most popular within all girl names in its group. Cheyenne was used 4 times more than the 2nd ranked name, the English Cheyanne, in 2007. Baby names that sound like Cheyenne include the English Sheyenne, the English Shyann, the English Shyanne, the Arabic, Indian, Iranian, and Spanish Salma, the Indian Sameena, the English Sammie, the English Sammy, the German and Russian Sanja, the English, German, and Scandinavian Sanna, the German Sannie, the Italian Santa, the Russian Sanya, the Scottish Seonaid, the Yiddish Shaina, the Arabic and Indian Shama, the English Shana, the English Shanna, the English Shannon, the English Shanon, the English Shauna, the English Shaunah, the English Shawna, the English Shawnie, the Hebrew and Yiddish Shayna, the Hebrew Shaynah, the English Sheena, the English Shianne, the Scottish Shona, the Scandinavian Signi, the Scandinavian Signy, the Russian Sima, the English, French, and German Simone, the German and Scandinavian Sina, the Finnish and Scandinavian Sini, the English Sonia, the German Sonja, the Russian Sonya, the English Susan, the English and German Susanne, the English Suzan, the Portuguese Suzane, the French Suzanne, the English Sam, the Arabic Samia, the Arabic Samiha, the Arabic, Indian, and Iranian Samina, the Arabic and Turkish Samya, the Dutch and German Sanne, the English Shania, the English Shaune, the English Shawana, the English Shawanna, the English Shawn, the Irish Shawnae, the English Shawnah, the Hebrew Sheine, the Hebrew Shushana, the Hebrew Shushanna, the Welsh Sian, the Scandinavian Signe, the Italian and Scandinavian Simona, the Scottish Siùsan, the Italian and Spanish Susana, the German and Italian Susanna, the English Susannah, the Portuguese Suzana, the English Suzanna, and the Scandinavian Synne. KEY: Pronunciation for Cheyenne: SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; AY as in "hide (HH.AY.D)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"
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